Blood

Question 1

blood leaves the heart via the ____ and makes its way to the capillaries
veins
vena cava
arteries

Answer 1

arteries

Question 2

Where does oxygen and nutrients diffuse to using the capillary walls?

Answer 2

the tissues

Question 3

carbon dioxide and waste move ____ tissues ____ the blood
in, from
from, into
to, from

Answer 3

from, into

Question 4

what is the definition of hematocrit

Answer 4

the Percentage of RBC’s out of the total blood volume

Question 5

What are erythrocytes? Leukocytes?

Answer 5

RBC, WBCS

Question 6

What are the three formed elements?

Answer 6

erythrocytes, leukocytes, platelets

Question 7

Where does oxygen deficient blood go?

Answer 7

It leaves the capillaries and flows from the veins to the heart

Question 8

Where does CO2 get released and O2 get picked up?

Answer 8

the lungs

Question 9

What are the characteristics of blood?

Answer 9

sticky
opaque
metallic tasting

Question 10

when would blood be scarlet? when would it be dark red?

Answer 10

oxygenrich. oxygen deficient

Question 11

what is the average temp of blood?

Answer 11

38C

Question 12

average volume of blood in males? in females?

Answer 12

5-6L. 4-5L.

Question 13

What percent of blood accounts for body weight?
10%
1%
8%
25%

Answer 13

8%

Question 14

What is the three main function of the blood?

Answer 14

1. distributing (nutrients, oxygen)
2. regulation (of blood levels of particular
   substance
3. body protection

Question 15

Where does blood deliver the oxygen from the lungs and nutrients from our digestive tract to?

Answer 15

the tissues

Question 16

can blood removed metallic waste? where does it bring waste to?

Answer 16

yes. to the lungs for CO2 and the kidneys for chemical waste

Question 17

how do the hormones from endocrine glands make their way to tissues

Answer 17

through the blood system

Question 18

what does blood maintain/regulate?

Answer 18

1. body temperature by absorbing and releasing heat
   2.osmotic pressure by adequate fluid volume
   3.pH un body tissues using buffer systems

Question 19

how does blood protect us from losing blood

Answer 19

activates blood proteins and platelets and initiating clot formation when vessels are broken

Question 20

how does blood prevent infections

Answer 20

synthesizing antibodies (gamma globulins)
activating compliment proteins
activating WBC’S to defend foreign invaders

Question 21

how many solutes does blood plasma contain

Answer 21

over 100

Question 22

name the blood plasma solutes

Answer 22

1.proteins
2. lactic acid, urea
3.organic nutrients: glucose, carbohydrates
4. electrolytes
5respiratory

Question 23

what does albumin do?

Answer 23

carriers and contributes to osmotic pressure